fish for
Example Sentences
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Parents may now be forced to choose between prison time and helping Hong Kong authorities fish for evidence to bring national-security charges against their children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
After tracking each fish for its entire life, the team grouped them by lifespan and then looked back to identify when behavioral differences first appeared.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Maybe it’s flaky white fish for tacos or beer-battered fish and chips; a cola- and honey-glazed ham that carries you through Sunday lunch and the week’s best sandwiches; impossibly crisp chicken thighs.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Kawahara had planned to fish for tuna near Oregon, Brown said, and then planned to fish for salmon.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
We ate smoked fish for dinner with boiled dogtooth violet bulbs.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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